Small caps round-up: Japan Leisure, Merchant Securities, Finders ...
22nd Jul 2010 12:49
Japan Leisure Hotels, which rents out rooms to amorous couples looking for privacy, dropped after it said revenue and EBITDA levels for the year ending 31 December will be lower than current market expectations. Wealth manager Merchant Securities rallied after swinging to a full-year profit of £0.6
Read moreMerchant Securities FY Pretax Profit GBP0.6M Vs Loss GBP4.6M
22nd Jul 2010 07:43
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Merchant Securities Group PLC (MERC.LN), which investment services to private clients and funds, said Thursday that for the year ended March 31, it made a pretax profit of GBP0.6 million compared with a loss of GBP4.6 million. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue increased by 40% to GBP7
Read moreMerchant Securities Names 2 Senior Appointments
22nd Jun 2010 08:00
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Merchant Securities PLC (MERC.LN), a financial services group, Tuesday announces two key senior appointments; Lindsay Mair will join the Group's securities business as Head of U.K. Small Cap Sales & Research and Chris Smith has been appointed as a Senior Executive to establish a
Read moreLondon close: Footsie gives back Tuesday's gains
21st Apr 2010 17:03
The blue-chip index finished close to its lowest level of the day as a mid-afternoon rally fizzled out. Sentiment was not helped by the release of a UK gross domestic product forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which reiterated the body's January forecast of an insipid 1.3% growth rat
Read moreLondon afternoon: Equities pare losses
21st Apr 2010 14:32
Leading shares trimmed their losses over the lunch time session, but the Footsie remains in the red, in part due to a number of blue-chips going ex-dividend today. BHP Billiton is lower after a statement this morning that it may have broken US anti-corruption laws in some of its exploration project
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Corero, Ila, African Aura Mining
21st Apr 2010 13:14
Software company Corero, which focuses on the banking, securities and education markets, rallied after announcing it has signed an agreement with African Alliance, an investment banking group operating in Africa, for its Blue Curve product suite. Ila's shareholders also cheered a new contract win.
Read moreSmall Caps round-up: Alternative Networks, Ascent Resources, Indian Film Company...
8th Dec 2009 16:08
Telecoms services provider Alternative Networks reported lower revenues and profits as its small business customers spent less. Revenues fell 4% to £89.7m. Cutting £1m from operating costs helped to reduce the effect on profits, although lower interest rates hit interest income. Underlying pre-tax
Read moreBritish American finance boss sells shares
22nd Sep 2009 16:16
British American Tobacco finance boss Ben Stevens has pocketed nearly £200,000 after offloading some of his stake in the Lucky Strike maker. He sold 5,000 shares at 1,981p a share and 5,000 at 1,969p. He now has just more than 95,000. Stevens has been with British American since 1990. He joined th
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